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The first air-sea battle in history also occurred when Imperial Japanese Navy Farman seaplanes unsuccessfully tried to bomb German and Austro-Hungarian ships in Kiaochow Bay. [311] The Royal Naval Air Service's famed Eastchurch Squadron arrived in France for World War I service, commanded by Wing Commander Charles Samson. [312]
The Battle of Liège was the first battle of the war, and could be considered a moral victory for the allies, as the heavily outnumbered Belgians held out against the German Army for 12 days. From 5 to 16 August 1914, the Belgians successfully resisted the numerically superior Germans, and inflicted surprisingly heavy losses on their aggressors.
27 August 1914 Imperial German Navy Paul Kley 1894–1992 Seebataillon. [163] [164] [165] First Battle of the Marne: 6 September 1914 French Army Raymond Abescat: 1891–2001 Battle of Zanzibar: 20 Sept 1914 British Royal Navy Leonard Claude Lawrance 1890–1982 Served on HMS Pegasus. [166] First Battle of Ypres: 19 October 1914 British Army ...
The 1st Cavalry Division was one of the first divisions of the army to move to France in August 1914, they would remain on the Western Front as part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) throughout the war. It participated in most of the major actions where cavalry were used as a mounted mobile force, they would also be used as dismounted ...
List of commanders of the British 1st Armoured Division; List of commanders of the British 2nd Division; List of orders of battle for the British 2nd Division; List of commanders of the British 3rd Division; List of commanders of the British 4th Division; Timeline of the Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814; List of Commando raids on the Atlantic Wall
"World War 1914-1918 was not rich in skillful maneuvers and decisive battles. The huge masses of the armed forces made the armies little mobile and little capable of decisive maneuvers, which distinguished the wars of the past. The East Prussian operation in August 1914 is a rare exception in this respect during the 4-year war.
Harold defeated and killed Hardrada and Tostig at the battle of Stamford Bridge. [10] William invaded with an army of Norman followers and mercenaries. Harold marched south to meet him, but was defeated and killed at the battle of Hastings on 14 October and William's forces rapidly occupied the south of England. [11]
War Walks is a BBC television documentary series presented by the historian Richard Holmes, then Professor of Military and Security Studies at Cranfield University.The series is about battlefields [1] (though it could be questioned whether the Blitz had a battlefield), [2] which are visited by Holmes, [3] and is also about the corresponding battles. [4]